News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: Court Orders $639,000 Restitution Payment to IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Chonnathason Has, a/k/a Bora Has, age 54, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud a Maryland company of more than $2 million. Chief Judge Bredar also ordered Has to pay restitution in the amount of $2,478,069.16.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to passing counterfeit money, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By State Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig for his continued failure to protect the personal financial information of American citizens by allowing an “IRS Snowden" to continue leaking information to the media.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: A Grand Prairie man was convicted yesterday of trafficking a 16-year-old girl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, woman made her initial appearance today on a charge that she impersonated an FBI agent, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings woman who owned and operated massage parlors in Billings admitted allegations on Tuesday that she enticed women to work and provide prostitution services in her businesses, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Marc Martin, 44, of Dover, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by wildfires beginning on July 14, 2021, and continuing.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Distribution and Attempted Distribution of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: A man who possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it pled guilty on Aug. 23, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A New Jersey man was arrested today in connection with his alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for duping investors out of more than $4 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, PA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns for her clients over approximately five years, causing a total tax loss of $529,782 to the IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Roderick Harvey for Bribery of a Public Servant and Violation of a Computer Act Over $10,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Randolph Anthony Scott, Jr., a prolific gun dealer, has pleaded guilty to charges of unlawfully dealing firearms, making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer, and interstate travel and purchase of firearms with intent to deal without a license.
